Full Result 3.05 Sandown | 8 March 2003

Sunderlands Imperial Cup Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-150, 4yo+) (1m7f216yds) 2m Heavy 8 hurdles

1st £29,000 2nd £11,000 3rd £5,500 4th £2,500 5th £1,250 6th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Korelo (FR) 9/4F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	116	129	128	146	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Lora Du Charmil (FR) (Panoramic I)
Soon in rear, ridden and plenty to do approaching 2 out, stayed on well under pressure to take slight lead last, driven clear run-in (op 2-1 tchd 5-2)

2 6	8. Newhall (IRE) 16/1 F J Flood F Flood	F J Flood F Flood	5	112	125	118	134	–
b m Shernazar - Graffogue (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Held up in rear, good headway after 3 out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner run-in, no impression (tchd 20-1 in places)

3 2½ [8½]	13. Lawz (IRE) 33/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	9	1013	122	112	128	–
br g Lahib (USA) - Sea Port I (Averof)
Led, ridden and kept on gamely from 2 out, narrowly headed last, soon one pace (tchd 40-1 in a place)

4 1½ [10]	15. Canada 14/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	1011	120	108	126	–
b g Ezzoud (IRE) - Chancel (USA) (Al Nasr)
In touch, ridden 3 out, staying on one pace when mistake last, rallied and kept on again close home (tchd 16-1 in a place)

5 2 [12]	20. Mercato (FR) 33/1 L Cummins John Best	L Cummins John Best	7	107	116	102	119	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Royal Lie (FR) (Garde Royale)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, hard driven to press leaders last, weakened run-in (tchd 50-1 in a place)

6 2½ [14½]	1. Tikram 33/1 Jamie Moore ⁷ Gary Moore	Jamie Moore ⁷ Gary Moore	6	115	134	118	135	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA) (Secretariat)
Chased leaders, ridden from 4th, stayed on under pressure approaching last, kept on again close home (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

7 ¾ [15¼]	2. Mister McGoldrick 16/1 Dominic Elsworth ³ Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth ³ Sue Smith	6	118	133	116	133	–
b g Sabrehill (USA) - Anchor Inn (Be My Guest)
Chased leader, challenged 4th, ridden 2 out, weakened last (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

8 6 [21¼]	7. Hawadeth 8/1 Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	8	113	126	102	119	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Ghzaalh (USA) (Northern Dancer)
In touch, jumped slowly 4th, weakened under pressure 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

9 nk [21½]	21. Bound 50/1 C Rafter ³ Lucy Wadham	C Rafter ³ Lucy Wadham	5	103 t	115	91	108	–
b g Kris - Tender Moment (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened soon after (tchd 66-1 in a place)

10 nk [21¾]	6. Idaho D'Ox (FR) 25/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	7	114 v	127	103	120	–
bb g Bad Conduct (USA) - Queseda (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Behind, headway after 3 out, weakened after next (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

11 25 [46¾]	17. Janidou (FR) 12/1 D J Casey A L T Moore	D J Casey A L T Moore	7	108	117	68	85	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Majathen (FR) (Carmarthen)
Always in rear (tchd 14-1 in places)

12 2½ [49¼]	9. Dancing Bay 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	110	123	71	88	–
b g Suave Dancer (USA) - Kabayil (Dancing Brave)
In touch, jumped slowly 4th, soon recovered, weakened 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

13 shd [49½]	19. Serenus (USA) 50/1 Owyn Nelmes ⁷ David Elsworth	Owyn Nelmes ⁷ David Elsworth	10	100	116	64	81	–
b g Sunshine Forever (USA) - Curl And Set (USA) (Nijinsky)
Behind from 3rd (tchd 66-1 in places)

14 ½ [50]	3. True Blue Victory (IRE) 12/1 R Walsh T M Walsh	R Walsh T M Walsh	7	119	131	79	97	–
b h Catrail (USA) - Russian Ribbon (USA) (Nijinsky)
Always in rear (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

15 5 [55]	12. Under The Sand (IRE) 14/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	110	123	65	83	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Occupation (Homing)
In touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 16-1 in places)

16 20 [75]	5. Bernardon (GER) 50/1 Gerry Supple M C Pipe	Gerry Supple M C Pipe	7	114 v	127	49	67	–
b g Suave Dancer (USA) - Bejaria (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Held up, always in rear

PU	18. Talarive (USA) 13/2 Tony Dobbin Peter Niven	Tony Dobbin Peter Niven	7	107	116	–	–	–
ch g Riverman (USA) - Estala (Be My Guest)
In touch, chased leaders to 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in a place, 6-1 and 11-2 in places)

17 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 4m 22.90s (slow by 30.90s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Brooklyn's Gold (unsuitable ground), Burundi (unsuitable ground), Keltic Bard (unsuitable ground), Reviewer (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Korelo) 1st breeder: Guy Cherel
2nd owner: Mrs H McParland (Newhall)
3rd owner: A L R Morton (Lawz)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £2 £3.20 £6.70 Ex: £88 CSF: £37.46 Tricast: £962.78 Trifecta: £4,358.40 Pool £6138.70 - 0.90 winning units - part won.

3:05 Sandown 8 Mar 2003

Sunderlands Imperial Cup Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class B